Freight through Bolton

[Philip]

Just following on from the Shrewsbury freight thread, are there any booked goods services between Manchester and Bolton or even via the Atherton line to the WCML? The only one I know of is the 'rubbish train' and the bins only go as far as Agecroft I think.

 

[Freightmaster]

Just following on from the Shrewsbury freight thread, are there any booked goods services between Manchester and Bolton or even via the Atherton line to the WCML?

Other than occasional diversions due to engineering work on the WCML,
there has been no regular freight traffic through Bolton since the binliner
to Appley Bridge (on the Southport line) ended over 20 years ago!

I remember them being solidly 47-hauled, but they did feature
class 60s at the end, as this picture shows:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47118s-pixs/5192932232/


MARK

 

[TOCDriver]

Other than occasional diversions due to engineering work on the WCML,
there has been no regular freight traffic through Bolton since the binliner
to Appley Bridge (on the Southport line) ended over 20 years ago!

I remember them being solidly 47-hauled, but they did feature
class 60s at the end, as this picture shows:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47118s-pixs/5192932232/


MARK

Talking about Freight, I was stopped at Castlefield Junction (Deansgate) last Sunday for a 66 pulling containers full of cement and brand new TPE 350's!

 

[Freightmaster]

Talking about Freight, I was stopped at Castlefield Junction (Deansgate) last Sunday for a 66 pulling containers full of cement and brand new TPE 350's!

In that case, the (empty!) container wagons are used for brake force purposes.

MARK

 

[thealexweb]

Talking about Freight, I was stopped at Castlefield Junction (Deansgate) last Sunday for a 66 pulling containers full of cement and brand new TPE 350's!

Do you know if these are newly arriving units or just 350404 and 350405 being moved about? How many 350's were there?

 

[Freightmaster]

Do you know if these are newly arriving units...?

Yes - 406 and 407.

MARK

 

[thealexweb]

Yes - 406 and 407.

MARK

I guess its too late for them to be part of the changes that start next week. 350404 and 350404 will enter service though I think.